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nostalgic

Definition for nostalgic

adjective as in longingly remembering

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Though the military presence has since mostly relocated farther north and behind barbed wire, a bizarre, lingering, nostalgic version of an older America persists there.

Though the city has ambitious redevelopment plans, the Westminster Mall will lose its nostalgic value for Malatesta, now 33 years old.

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Every day at 11:30 am, audiences gather for a nostalgic escape and to relive the story of young love defying tradition.

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Studies show that in times of stress, our bodies crave comfort — calorie-dense, nostalgic meals that promise both physical and psychological relief.

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He says “Oklahoma!” is “nostalgic for a world that never existed,” but such a charge could be lobbed at many other wonderful period pieces.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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